John Drugan School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
John Drugan School serves 990 students in grades Pre-K–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 50 schools in Socorro ISD. By enrollment it is the 104th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 58.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484071010660 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Socorro ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 990 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
John Drugan School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in Socorro ISD, John Drugan School is the 6th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 563 students, so John Drugan School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 190 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 28, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 8 has 190% more students than kindergarten (180 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.1% across Socorro ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
John Drugan School has 58.18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 990 students would have about 66.9 teachers, so John Drugan School has 8.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Sierra Vista STEAM Academy, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 71 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.1% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 76 |
| Grade 4 | 68 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
| Grade 6 | 190 |
| Grade 7 | 182 |
| Grade 8 | 180 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12451 Pellicano, El Paso, TX 79928
Phone: (915)937-6800
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: John Drugan School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista STEAM Academy | Socorro ISD | 0.9 mi | 622 | 16.1 | 72.7% |
| Vista Del Futuro Charter School | Vista Del Futuro Charter School | 1.4 mi | 367 | 16.8 | 47.1% |
| Ben Narbuth Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,054 | 20.3 | 63.9% |
| Loma Verde | Socorro ISD | 1.7 mi | 661 | 15.4 | 64.1% |
| Myrtle Cooper Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.2 mi | 550 | 14.8 | 69.5% |
| Vista Del Sol Environmental Science | Socorro ISD | 2.3 mi | 505 | 15.5 | 84% |
| Helen Ball Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.5 mi | 576 | 14.4 | 73.4% |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.8 mi | 422 | 13.4 | 90.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.